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So with such scenarios in mind, would you really want just anyone with a license to carry and maybe cause more harm than the BG if he was unwise or unskilled? I would not.
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No where has collateral damage been an issue. Could it be someday? Sure it could.
What does not work for me is being in a gun fight without a gun. If some jerk came into my church shooting, someone is going to die. I prefer it be him, and who does it is no concern of mine.
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My own thinking is that if I were in a position of authority I would want to have someone who I knew was capable and could act wisely.
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Sounds good in theory.
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Before I would approve carrying by any individual I would want him to go through some sort of orientation and a test of skill. I would want to be satisfied he/she was a mature individual and would not see himself as a knight in shining armor or an off duty LEO.
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I don't care as long as they have the gonads to stand up and attempt to end a threat.
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I know that there are other aspects of a plan, but I would like to limit this thread to the question of who would you want to be carrying in a crowded place where your wife or children were at the time.
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FWIW...I do carry in church. I am an LEO. We do have a church security team comprised entirely of off duty LEO's, in fact I went to church last week in uniform and armed. Here In Arkansas only LEO's can carry in church. The law to amend that recently came up in the legislation, was very close to passing and the winning vote got up an left right in the middle of session. Personally, I think he should have been censored, fired and kicked out of the Assembly for refusing to do the job he was elected for, I suppose he learned that trick from Senator Obama.
I am not opposed to any CHL holder carrying in church. For one, people that know that would be less likely to get stupid and walk in and shoot the place up.
Two, if you have a limited amount of off duty LEO's in place, in a big church there are a lot of gaps that cant be covered. I go to a big church and I know this.
Three, the ideal of any concealed weapon holder worshiping with me is fine by me. In a battle I want as many friendly guns on my side as I can muster up.
As in any gunfight there is always the possibility of collateral damage. Having no guns in a gunfight ensure that the shooter will do well until he either kills himself or escapes.
If you are worried about being killed in church by" friendly fire", then either don't go there or find somewhere else to go.
The world is getting crazier by the day. Expecting people to be disarmed in church because they may not meet your standards is a bit naive.